“After my role as villain in Haasil was appreciated, I used to get at least two offers every day for playing a villain, but I rejected all of them. I never wanted to be typecast as a villain.
However, there was a time when as a struggling actor, I wanted to at least stand behind Amrish Puri in any film.”
Irrfan described how he was elated on getting the Padmashri.
“I was in LA at 3 am speaking to my wife over Skype, when she got an SMS saying that I was being conferred the Padmashri. I was extremely happy over the recognition being given to me.”
The actor said, his role as a wife-beater in 7 Khoon Maaf, was edited to such an extent that his character appeared to be a brutal wife-beater.
“I respect Vishal Bhardwaj and though I was reluctant initially, I wanted to explore the role. However, during editing, most of the scenes were removed.”
Irrfan said, Jai Hanuman was a TV serial he would never like to do in future.
Aap Ki Adalat with Irrfan will be telecast on India TV on Saturday (March 9) at 10 pm and on Sunday (March 10) at 10 am and 10 pm.
